Arcadia Cares: Environmental Sustainability

Arcadia Cares: Environmental Sustainability showcases stakeholders and features University efforts that are paving the path to a greener future.

Facilities Management

The Facilities Management and Capital Planning (FM&CP) team maintains the Arcadia Glenside campus, home to over 4,000 students in addition to our faculty and staff members.

Read about the many ways Facilities Management Cares: ES.

Facilities Management

The Facilities Management and Capital Planning (FM&CP) team maintains the Arcadia Glenside campus, home to over 4,000 students in addition to our faculty and staff members.

Read about the many ways Facilities Management Cares: ES.

Metz Culinary Management

Metz (Arcadia University Dining Services) pledges to do its part to be environmental stewards of our resources.

In addition to the Metz ReNew program using eco-friendly containers for takeout, learn other ways (sustainability brochure) Metz is supporting AU's green initiatives.

Metz Culinary Management

Metz (Arcadia University Dining Services) pledges to do its part to be environmental stewards of our resources.

In addition to the Metz ReNew program using eco-friendly containers for takeout, learn other ways (sustainability brochure) Metz is supporting AU's green initiatives.

ES Committee

The faculty-led Environmental Sustainability Committee has 3 primary charges:

Spotlight the University's sustainability activities. Contribute faculty leadership to University initiatives. Stimulate related discourse between society and the University's curriculum.

ES Committee

The faculty-led Environmental Sustainability Committee has 3 primary charges:

Spotlight the University's sustainability activities. Contribute faculty leadership to University initiatives. Stimulate related discourse between society and the University's curriculum.

Environmental Network

The Environmental Network is a student-run club that hosts open meetings for interested students for the purpose of:

Sharing ideas, working on projects, and educating students and others on campus about current environmental issues and how to be more eco-friendly.

Environmental Network

The Environmental Network is a student-run club that hosts open meetings for interested students for the purpose of:

Sharing ideas, working on projects, and educating students and others on campus about current environmental issues and how to be more eco-friendly.

Environmental Efforts

In the News

October 21, 2020

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Students Help Restore Wetlands in Cheltenham

Katherine Haines ’21 , Nikolai Kachuyevski ’21 , and Hannah McGinnis ’21 volunteered with Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership (TTF) to...

April 16, 2020

Hornig ’23 Explores University Sustainability Efforts as Honors Project

January 2, 2020

CCEC Hosts “Give and Shred” Event for MLK Day of Service

December 17, 2019

Moore Featured in New York Times for “Farm-to-Table” Approach to Ceramics

August 26, 2019

New Students Venture into Community for Day of Service
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Arcadia University hosts Crawford Organics Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program deliveries

Everyone agrees that supporting local farmers who do things in an ethical way is important, but it's difficult for middle class families to actually do that—a CSA makes that happen. It's great that it is available right here on our own campus.”

- Michael Dwyer, associate professor of Media and Communications and Arcadia CSA organizer

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Campus Efforts

University Commons: A Smart Building That Harvests Nature's Bounty

Residence Halls: Conserving Energy

Heating, Ventilating, and Cooling

Improved Roofing Systems

Implementing EPA Recommendations

Saving Money by Going Green

Campus Features

Green Campus Map

How You Can Help

Tips for Making Arcadia University Green

What Does Arcadia Recycle?